Former Premier League stars Roy Keane and Ian Wright have been waxing lyrical about West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek.
During coverage of England’s 1-0 victory in the final group game against the Czech Republic on Tuesday evening, the 26-year-old ace was the talk of the studio.
Keane and Wright, who have 579 Premier League appearances between them, were speaking on ITV [22 June] ahead of the clash and the Irishman, in particular, was full of praise for the Irons’ enforcer.
He is a hell of a player, a proper old-fashioned, box-to-box midfielder. He’s got a goal in him and he’s had a good season at West Ham. I bet David Moyes is delighted with him. He’s very good at attacking the ball and getting goals but also at set-pieces, he is an excellent player and a good old-fashioned central midfielder, I love to see it.
Wright, a former England striker, hailed Soucek’s stamina and energy as ‘unbelievable’.
The Czech ace played all 90 minutes against the Three Lions, winning five out of nine duels on the night in a display that earned a 6.80 Sofascore rating.
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Signing Soucek has to be regarded as one of the best pieces of business in recent times at West Ham.
A driving force alongside Declan Rice in midfield, the defensive-minded ace has also shown a penchant for scoring big goals during his time in east London.
Both Soucek and Vladimir Coufal are likely to be in action once again having finished third in Group D.
